WHO approved a malaria vaccine for children – a global health expert explains why that is a big deal
- Written by: Dr Miriam K. Laufer, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine
A helping hand in the fight against malaria.Patrick Meinhardt/Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization recommended its first malaria vaccine for children on Oct. 6, 2021 – a breakthrough hailed by the U.N. agency as a “historic moment.”
Approval of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which goes by the name Mosquirix, provides a...